Night News Editor

The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK, publishing hundreds of stories a day and reaching over 170m unique users digitally every month. Its exclusives set the news agenda and its campaigns have changed the lives of many. Delivering news, entertainment, and sports coverage to millions of readers every day. With a rich history spanning decades, we are dedicated to providing accurate, insightful, and engaging content across print and digital platforms. The Sun has a mass-market audience and aims to appeal to a diverse audience in the UK and beyond. Your Role: We are looking for a sharp, unflappable Night News Editor to lead our evening digital operation - able to work across platforms, liaising with print, digital and SunClub teams to ensure 360 publishing. You will manage a dynamic team of reporters to deliver high-octane breaking news, viral trends, and world-class exclusives while the rest of the country sleeps. Day to day you will: Command the Night: Lead the digital news operation, ensuring the site remains reactive, fast, and accurate through the late-shift cycle, while communicating with the print team. Story Development: Pick up the baton from the day desk, evolving ongoing stories and finding fresh angles for the morning audience. Deployment: Take full responsibility for "sending out" on stories—deploying reporters and resources effectively to where the action is. Mentorship: Nurture and coach reporters, providing the feedback and direction they need to land front-page-worthy scoops. Strategic Sync: Communicate seamlessly with the backbench and social teams to ensure our best stories are distributed for maximum impact. What we’re looking for from you: Team player: Experience in running a team of reporters and ideally experience working on a night desk in a national operation (minimum four years experience) Experienced journalist: Experience in courts reporting internationally, as well as experience on both foreign and UK desks National Experience: A proven track record in a fast-paced national newsroom. News Instinct: An expert knack for spotting the "Sun" angle in a sea of information. Pressure Cooker Pro: The ability to make split-second editorial and legal decisions under pressure. Legal Literacy: Solid knowledge of IPSO and media law to ensure our coverage stays bold but protected. Collaboration: A positive, "can-do" attitude with the ability to bridge the gap between editorial and social desks. News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. Life at News: Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy. At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and Next Gen. Benefits: Some of our benefits include: Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5% 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us.